Isle of Capri

A great nights sleep after our relaxing day yesterday.  Up and off to the Isle of Capri today.  Drove to Sorrento and caught the ferry to Grande Harbour on the island.  Got straight off and booked a boat tour around the island and to the Blue Grotto.  Got home late and exhausted...again...

I told you there would be photos!!!!

On the road to Sorrento, over cliffs and valleys.

Looking down at the beach near Sorrento.

The water is so clear and blue everywhere we go.

The parking garage on the right where we left our car...we had to leave our keys, it was so dodgy we thought we wouldn't have a car when we got back.  They gave us a receipt for our car so we would have something for the insurance company when we couldn't find our car again.  All ended well - they had our car when we got back...phew.  This is a two way street with a pedestrian walk on the left.  Lucky we didn't run over a scooter or pedestrian coming or going out and lucky we didn't get run over by a bus either way too!!

Saying goodbye to Sorrento from the boat.

And hello to the Isle of Capri.

Blue water, white cliffs and little grotto's everywhere.

Here is one just of the island, maybe the boat will fit through it??

Yep, sure did, straight through the middle.

Lighthouse on the peninsula.

I made this one big so you can see the zig-zag road up the middle to the hotel.

Huge cliffs dwarfing all the boats.

Another grotto - the White Grotto I think.

House on the hill?

Beach chairs at the motel on the water - swim anyone?

At the Green Grotto.

Clear blue water.

People swimming through the hole in the rock at the Green Grotto.  You can see the shadow on our boat on the sea floor.

This is the chaotic scenes at the entrance to the Blue Grotto.

We have to get out of our big boat and get into a small small row boat to fit through the small hole into the Blue Grotto.  We had to lie down even lower to fit through the hole in the rock.

The entrance to the Blue Grotto - it just gets smaller and smaller.

Inside the Blue Gotto - the sun reflects off the white rock and the whole area lights up blue.

A little cramped for the photo.

Another blue shot with the boats and the bright opening in the background.

Out at last, back to our huge white cliffs.

Taxi - Capri style.

Pam still looking for a fishing spot.

Beach on Capri - at least if it's windy you can use rocks to hold your towel from blowing away.

Leaving the Isle of Capri.

Another one on the way home.

Leaving the island in the sunset.